Upper Ohio-Wheeling HUC8 05030106
A 3,914 km² sub-basin of the Ohio region in OH, PA, WV. Drought coverage is from the US Drought Monitor (map of 2026-10-13); streamflow classes place each USGS gauge's latest reading against its own day-of-year record.
Health score
82
Healthy
Drought index
0
None
Area in D2+
0%
0% exceptional (D4)
Gauges below normal
0%
of 4 reporting
Median flow
195%
p64 of record
Water assets
3,864
632 springs · 1,460 wells
USGS gauges (5)
- Short Creek near Dillonvale OH0311150049 cfsp59 · normal
- Captina Creek at S.R. 148 at Armstrongs Mills OH0311399045 cfsp63 · normal
- Wheeling Creek below Blaine OH0311154849 cfsp64 · normal
- WHEELING CREEK AT ELM GROVE, WV03112000136 cfsp85 · above normal
- WV FORK FISH CREEK NEAR HUNDRED, WV03114046476 cfsno long-term record
Recent conditions
| Date | DSCI | D2+ % | Gauges low | Flow pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-21 | 0 | 0 | 0/4 | p64 |
| 2026-10-20 | 0 | 0 | 0/4 | p76 |
| 2026-10-19 | 0 | 0 | 0/4 | p82 |
| 2026-10-18 | 0 | 0 | 0/4 | p81 |
| 2026-10-17 | 0 | 0 | 0/4 | p86 |
| 2026-10-16 | 0 | 0 | 0/4 | p85 |
| 2026-10-15 | 0 | 0 | 0/4 | p85 |
| 2026-10-14 | 0 | 0 | 0/4 | p84 |
| 2026-10-13 | 0 | 0 | 0/4 | p88 |
| 2026-10-12 | 0 | 0 | 0/4 | p93 |
| 2026-10-11 | 0 | 0 | 0/4 | p81 |
| 2026-10-10 | 0 | 0 | 0/4 | p76 |
| 2026-10-09 | 0 | 0 | 0/4 | p76 |
| 2026-10-08 | 0 | 0 | 0/4 | p75 |
Top water assets
- 67The Ohio Valley Coal Slurry Disposal Damreservoir
- 67Cunningham Hollow Slurry Impoundmentreservoir
- 67Cardinal Fly Ash No. 1 Damreservoir
- 67Cardinal Fly Ash No. 2 Damreservoir
- 66Barnesville Reservoir No. 2 Damreservoir
- 66Sally Buffalo Park Lake Damreservoir
- 66R & F Lamira Freshwater Damreservoir
- 66Lamborn No. 3 Damreservoir
- 66Upper Grave No.3reservoir
- 66Dickerson Slurry No. 3 Damreservoir